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« on: May 09, 2008, 05:34:00 PM »

Ended up taking my Spirit GT off the road for several reasons (not gonna get into em here)...needed to replace it w/something cheap, decent (20-30mpg) on gas, & most importantly, something I like!!  The result (thank you Craigslist) is a 1991 Eagle Premier ES, in my opinion, one of the best vehicles AMC/Renault never sold!!  Roomy, great handling, awsome ride & decent (for a Renault) power.  if AMC had managed to hold off Chrysler's advances, between the 4WD surge in the 1990's, & the Premier's platform, they might still be around today!!!  It's well documented that the LH platform developed by Chrysler borrowed heavily from the Premier, & was even built at the same plant in Bramalea, Ontario...sigh...what might have been....well, I feel as I now own one of the last vehicles designed & engineered by AMC...wonder if I'd be welcome at AMC shows with it??? Wink
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« Reply #1 on: May 10, 2008, 06:28:52 PM »

Hard to say if it would be.  IMO it is part of the North American AMC Heritage, at the least and should be welcomed by astute AMC'ers.
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« Reply #2 on: May 12, 2008, 03:54:37 PM »

Absolutely, it should be.  As you said, it was designed and engineered by AMC and initially the car was a Renault Premier.  I was at the Chicago Auto Show when the Premier made its world debut.  I wish I could find the video I shot.

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« Reply #3 on: May 17, 2008, 04:14:20 PM »

That'd be sweet to see!!!  If I had any brains I'd have grabbed all the Premier info I could when I was a car salesman in 1993-94.  I worked at a Chrysler/Jeep-Eagle store, & the Vision had just replaced the Premier, so they had a ton of catalogs etc....if I knew then what I know now.... Undecided....On youtube, there is a dealer education video, & that's cool to watch...
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